Where does “óskháttur” come from?

óskháttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic háttur, from Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic hahtuz, from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

óskháttur (Icelandic): the optative, the optative mood

Definitions

  1. the optative, the optative mood

Ancestry of “óskháttur”, step by step

óskháttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic háttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichátturhabit, wont, custom; a kind, a type; way, manner
2Old Norseháttrhabit, wont, custom
3Proto-Germanichahtuzhabit, custom
4Proto-Germanichwahtuz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóḱ-tu-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Icelandic ósk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicóskwish
2Old Norseóskwish
3Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz →
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